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Olshana

Olshana () is a village in Ukraine, in Pryluky Raion of Chernihiv Oblast. It belongs to Ichnia urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. From 1962 to 2007, the village was known as Vilshana. The population is 511 people. The Olshana's village council is governed by 2 farms: Tarasivka and Zhovtneve (since 2016, the village of Nova Olshana).

Until 18 July 2020, Olshana belonged to Ichnia Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Chernihiv Oblast to five. The area of Ichnia Raion was merged into Pryluky Raion.

Geography

Olshana is located in the northwest of Chernihiv Oblast, in the center of Pryluky Raion. The village is within the Dnieper Lowland. The relief of the Olshana surface is a lowland plain. All rivers belong to the Dnieper basin. The largest river is the Udai, a tributary of the Sula.

The climate of Olshana is moderately continental, with warm summers and relatively mild winters. The average temperature in January is about -7 Ã‚°C, and in July - +19 Ã‚°C. The average annual precipitation ranges from 550 to 660 mm, with the highest amount of precipitation in the summer period.

The soil cover of the Olshana is dominated by chernozem and podzolized soils. The urban hromada is located in the natural zone of the forest steppe, in Polissya. The main species in the forests are pine, oak, alder, ash, and birch.

Economy

The leading sectors of the Olshana economy are agriculture, food industry, and forestry. Agriculture specializes in growing grain and industrial crops, cattle breeding, pig breeding and poultry farming.

Transportation

The regional highway from Ichnia to Pryluky passes through Olshany. The nearest railway station is located in Pryluky, and the stop for suburban trains connecting Bakhmach - Hrebinka is east of the village, in Kolomiytseve.

Further reading

  • Записки Императорского русского географического общества. Том 11. 1856 г., с. 368: «Поселение: Ольшана. В нём: м.п. 1176, ж. 1280, всего 2456».
  • Географическо-статистический словарь Российской Империи. Том 3. 1867 г., с. 638: «Ольшана: село, Полтавской г-нии, Прилукскаго у-да, на транспортной дороге из г. Прилук в г. Ромны, в 15 вер. от у-дного г-да, при безымянном пруде. Ч. жителей, малороссов, 2,429 об. п.; 468 дв. Церковь правосл. 1, сельск. ущилище, заводы сахарный и винокуренный».
  • Россия. В. ÃÂŸ. ÃÂ¡ÃÂµÃÂ¼Ã‘‘нов-Тян-Шанский. 1903 г., с. 361: «Верстах в 5 на восток от станции [Левки] расположено волостное село Прилуцкаго у. Ольшана, имеющее около 3½ тыс. жителей, церковь, несколько лавок, до 50 ветр. мельниц и несколько маслобойных заводиков».
  • Энциклопедический словарь Ф. ÃÂ. ÃÂ‘рокгауза и И. ÃÂ. ÃÂ•Ã‘„рона. Петербург, 1890—1907 гг.: «Ольшана, село Полтавской губернии, Прилукского уезда, в 5 верстах от железнодорожной станции Левки. 3500 жителей; лавки, маслобойные заводы кустарного характера».

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